him at his Return. This answer of hers, as plausible as it seem'd, he was
sure was altogether False; and therefore taking her by the Shoulder, he
with a stern and angry Countenance said, No, thou Disloyal Strumpet: it is
not such a poor Excuse as this shall serve thy Turn; I am not to be
deceiv'd; I saw that Lustful Leacher walking at the Door for whom this
Banquet was prepar'd; and had I but been Arm'd, I would have given him
another sort of Entertainment than that which you design'd him; But since
your Lust's so hot, I'll see if I can't cure it; and with that he dragg'd
her out of doors, and stripp'd her Naked, and so led her into a Pond he had
within his Yard; and there he ty'd her fast unto a Post which was plac'd in
the midst of it; telling her that by to morrow-morning he hop'd she wou'd
be something cooler; whilst she in vain protests her Innocency, and
intreats him to release her. And having left her in this cold Condition,
Locks up his Servants in their Chambers, and taking all the Keys into his
own Possession, he repairs to Bed.

Her Spark in the mean time, weary with so long walking before the Door, and
wondring that he wan't admitted, repairs to the old Bawd to know the reason
of it; She was as much concern'd at it as he; but having had a Key from the
young lady, by which she might at any time come in at the back-Door,
desir'd him to stay there, whilst she went to the House to see what was the
matter: And having open'd the back Gate which led into the Court where the
Pond was, she straight saw the Lady in the Pond, in the same Station as her
Husband left her; And coming towards her, with a low voice, enquired into
the cause of her Calamity.

O (said the Lady to her) you have ruin'd me for ever, your Cursed Counsel
has undone me; your Eyes are Witnesses to what disgrace and misery it has
already expos'd me; And what the end will be, I know not. Why, said the
Bawd, you have not seen your Gallant, without you had some other than he